EP2177452B1 - Fermeture d'un récipient hermétique d'un produit alimentaire versable, et son procédé de production - Google Patents

Fermeture d'un récipient hermétique d'un produit alimentaire versable, et son procédé de production Download PDF

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EP2177452B1
EP2177452B1 EP10152455A EP10152455A EP2177452B1 EP 2177452 B1 EP2177452 B1 EP 2177452B1 EP 10152455 A EP10152455 A EP 10152455A EP 10152455 A EP10152455 A EP 10152455A EP 2177452 B1 EP2177452 B1 EP 2177452B1
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Paolo Benedetti
Mats Qvarford
Fabrizio Pucci
Fiorenzo Parrinello
Alessandro Falzoni
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  • the present invention relates to a closure for a sealed container of a pourable food product, and to a method of producing thereof.
  • pourable food products such as fruit juice, milk, tomato sauce, and beverages in general
  • containers of different types and sizes such as: parallelepiped-shaped packages made of multilayer, plastic- and/or paper-based, laminated materials or so-called multilayer cardboard materials; beaker-shaped plastic packages; blow-molded bottles; or glass, sheet metal or aluminium containers.
  • All these containers are fitted with closures which can be opened to allow access by the consumer to the food product, either to pour it into a drinking vessel or consume it straight from the container.
  • Screw cap closures are commonly used on bottle-type containers, whereas containers made of multilayer cardboard materials are often simply provided with tear-off markers, or with pour openings formed in the containers and covered with pull tabs.
  • Containers made of multilayer cardboard materials are also known to be fitted with plastic closures injection molded directly onto the containers, about openings formed through the packaging material, so as to completely close and seal the openings.
  • Closures of this sort normally define the pour opening of the container, which may be fitted, for example, with a screw or snap cap.
  • Injection molded closures may of course be of various sizes and even define the whole top of the container, as in the case of the container known by the registered trademark "Tetra Top", and the top of which is illustrated in Patent Application EP-A-0965531 .
  • injection molding container tops does not allow for integrating a layer of gas-barrier material in the tops, as required, for example, when packaging vitamin-supplemented fruit juice.
  • plastic tops of containers are also known to be produced by blowing a plastic tubular preform, which may include a layer of gas- and also light-barrier material.
  • the container known by the trademark "Tetra Aptiva” is one example of a container produced using this technique, i.e. having a main bottom portion made of multilayer cardboard material, and a top, for pouring the liquid or pourable product in the container, produced by blowing a plastic tubular preform.
  • This technique provides for a high degree of forming precision, especially as regards the pour opening, but has the drawback of requiring the use of special-purpose equipment.
  • thermoforming To produce plastic tops or closures to be applied to the container portion of multilayer cardboard material, a method has recently been devised comprising thermoforming and injection molding operations, but no blowing.
  • thermoforming a sheet body of multilayer plastic material having a layer of gas-barrier material, e.g. EVOH.
  • the body is defined integrally by an annular base portion, which is eventually fitted to the cardboard bottom portion of the container, and by a cylindrical neck portion projecting from the inner edge of the base portion and defining, with the base portion, a pour opening by which to pour out the food product. Since thermoforming is performed starting from a sheet of plastic material, the neck portion is closed at its side opposite to the base portion.
  • a protective outer layer of plastic material with a lateral thread to screw on a cap, is injection molded onto the sheet body so as to form a pouring spout for the container.
  • an aluminum foil is welded to the top edge of the spout. After this operation, the cap is finally screwed on the pouring spout.
  • the above method of producing plastic tops or closures for combined cardboard-plastic containers mainly has the drawback of involving a good deal of time, work, and waste in costly material.
  • the portion of material closing the pour opening after the thermoforming operation, and which is removed before applying the cap normally amounts to about 15-20% of the starting material and, in addition, has a considerable cost as, differently from commonly used plastic materials such as polyethylene or polypropylene, it contains a gas-barrier layer.
  • the aluminum foil welded to the top edge of the pouring spout to achieve a gas-tight closure constitutes a costly additional member, which must be produced and fitted to the spout before the cap is applied to the container.
  • the resulting closure requires an annoying two-steps operation by the user to obtain the first unsealing. In fact, it is necessary first to unscrew the cap from the pouring spout and then to tear off the aluminum foil covering the spout to reach the content.
  • EP-A-1147990 discloses a closure according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • At least one of these objects is achieved by a closure for a sealed container of a pourable food product, as claimed in claim 1.
  • the present invention also relates to a method of producing a closure for a sealed container of a pourable food product, as claimed in claim 11.
  • Number 1 in figure 1 indicates as a whole a closure for a container (not shown) of liquid or pourable food products, such as a plastic closure for a combined cardboard-plastic container - to which the following description refers purely by way of example.
  • Closure 1 has a longitudinal axis A and basically comprises a pouring spout 2, having at least a layer of gas- and/or light-barrier material, e.g. EVOH, and defining a pour opening 3, by which to pour the food product out of the container, and a cylindrical cap 4 fitted to pouring spout 2 in a removable way.
  • a pouring spout 2 having at least a layer of gas- and/or light-barrier material, e.g. EVOH, and defining a pour opening 3, by which to pour the food product out of the container, and a cylindrical cap 4 fitted to pouring spout 2 in a removable way.
  • gas- and/or light-barrier material e.g. EVOH
  • pouring spout 2 comprises an annular base portion 5, which, in the example shown, is concave inwards of the container, and a substantially cylindrical tubular neck portion 6, which projects from an inner radial edge 7 of base portion 5, and defines, with base portion 5, pour opening 3.
  • the base portion of pouring spout 2 may be also configured to define a complete top or end wall of the container.
  • Cap 4 is produced in a single piece and is substantially defined by a cylindrical lateral wall 8, which has an internal thread 9, with one or more starts, for engaging a corresponding thread 10 provided on an outer lateral surface of neck portion 6, and by a disk-shaped top wall 11 for covering, in use, the top of pouring spout 2.
  • lateral wall 8 of cap 4 may be internally provided with a plurality of cam projections suitable for engaging corresponding projections on neck portion 6.
  • Cap 4 is molded integrally, in the usual way, with a respective tamperproof ring 12 connected coaxially to a bottom edge 13 of lateral wall 8 by breakable connecting means 14, such as one annular breakable bridge or a number of radial breakable bridges.
  • Cap 4 is fitted initially to pouring spout 2 in a completely closed or sealed position ( figure 1 ), wherein the cap is screwed completely onto neck portion 6, with bottom edge 13 and tamperproof ring 12 still connected to each other and resting on opposite sides of a bottom portion of thread 10 of neck portion 6 or an annular rib extending on the neck portion at a lower position than thread 10 with respect to axis A.
  • cap 4 is movable between an open position, in which it is unscrewed off pouring spout 2, and a closed-again position, in which it is again completely screwed on the pouring spout and reseals pour opening 3.
  • a bottom surface 15 of top wall 11 of the cap i.e. the surface facing in use pouring spout 2 is provided with a sealant 16, made of a polymeric or elastomeric material, for cooperating with an upper edge 18 of neck portion 6.
  • sealant 16 essentially comprises an annular portion 17 adhering to an external annular region of top wall 11 of cap 4; more specifically, annular portion 17 of sealant 16 is housed within an annular peripheral depression 15a of surface 15 of top wall 11 so that a bottom surface 16a of such portion of the sealant is flush with the remaining internal portion 15b of the surface 15.
  • sealant 16' comprises an external annular portion 17 for cooperating in use with upper edge 18 of neck portion 6, an internal substantially circle-shaped portion 21, which is concentric in relation to the external annular portion 17, and a number of radial bridge elements 22 connecting the two portions 17, 21.
  • bridge elements 22 are six in number and are angularly equidistant, i.e. arranged at an angular distance of 60° from one another.
  • sealant 16' is housed within a complementary peripheral depression 23a of surface 15 of top wall 11 so that a bottom surface 16a of the sealant is flush with the remaining portion 23b of the surface 15.
  • Sealant 16, 16' can be formed by compression-moulding of a dose of polymeric or elastomeric material in fluid or semifluid state, which is deposited directly inside cap 4 in a known way.
  • Closure 1 is produced according to the method described below.
  • pouring spout 2 is produced in a closed configuration, in which a disk-shaped cover portion 24, integral with neck portion 6, closes pour opening 3 on the side of neck portion 6 opposite to the side facing, in use, the container.
  • pouring spout 2 is produced through a series of operations starting from a forming operation, preferably a thermoforming or hot forming operation, performed on a multilayer plastic sheet material comprising a layer of gas- and/or light-barrier material, e.g. EVOH.
  • a forming operation preferably a thermoforming or hot forming operation
  • a multilayer plastic sheet material comprising a layer of gas- and/or light-barrier material, e.g. EVOH.
  • the forming operation produces a hollow, substantially hat-shaped body 25, which is open on the side facing the container to which it is eventually attached, and is closed on the opposite side.
  • body 25 comprises an annular bottom portion integrally defining base portion 5, and an inverted cylindrical cup-shaped top portion 26 projecting axially from the inner radial edge of the bottom portion.
  • Top portion 26 has a lateral wall defining the inner side of neck portion 6, and therefore laterally bounding pour opening 3, and a disk-shaped top wall closing pour opening 3.
  • body 25 may be produced by other suitable forming techniques, such as compression or injection molding.
  • Body 25 may be also produced from a plastic material having no gas- and/or light-barrier property, and a layer of gas- and/or light-barrier material may be provided by a surface coating.
  • plastic material such as polyethylene or polypropylene
  • the overmoulding step is not necessary; in fact, compression or injection molding allow forming, in a single step, body 25 and all neck features, such as thread 10.
  • neck portion 6 and cover portion 24 define integral parts of pouring spout 2, in the sense that they derive from forming operations only, without any necessity of joining them through welding or gluing.
  • cap 4 is formed and sealant 16, 16' is applied to top wall 11 of cap 4 through known techniques.
  • cap 4 is fitted to pouring spout 2, so that threads 9 and 10 engage mutually, and top wall 11 of cap 4, provided with sealant 16, 16', is positioned adjacent to, or rather superimposed on, cover portion 24 of the pouring spout.
  • top wall 11 of cap 4 at the portion 15b of its bottom surface 15, and cover portion 24, at its peripheral region, are joined, e.g. by welding.
  • top wall 11 and cover portion 24 are heat sealed to form an annular weld 27.
  • annular cut 28 is also produced along the periphery of cover portion 24 and on the side thereof facing pour opening 3 or facing away from top wall 11 of cap 4, in order to ease removal of the cover portion from neck portion 6 during first unsealing of closure 1, as it will be explained in greater detail below.
  • the operation of joining is performed at a region radially interposed between annular portion 17 of sealant 16, 16' and axis A so as to join cover portion 24 to portion 15b of surface 15 of top wall 11; in other words, the operation of joining is performed at a region of cover portion 24 which is inner compared to cut 28 with reference to axis A and pour opening 3.
  • the cutting operation can be performed, for instance, by a cold or hot blade or by ultrasonic or laser devices.
  • the welding and cutting operations are performed simultaneously by a ultrasonic device 29; it substantially comprises a substantially cylindrical tubular pressure member 30, provided with an annular work surface 31 cooperating with top wall of body 25 and an ultrasound generating unit (not shown); a backing member 32 cooperating with top wall 11 of cap 4 on the opposite side to pressure member 30, and guide means (not shown) for moving pressure member 30 to and from backing member 32 to obtain the desired compression force during ultrasound generation.
  • the periphery of pressure member 30 may be fitted with an annular cutting member 33 which acts on cover portion 24 to make cut 28.
  • An additional welding operation between cover portion 24 and top wall 11 of cap 4 may be also performed at a region radially interposed between weld 36 and axis A to produce a further annular weld 37, which allows to tighten security that cover portion 24 remains attached to cap 4 even after first unsealing of closure 1.
  • the embodiment shown in figures 3 and 4 may also ensure sealing of closure 1 before first use even in the case that cap 4 is lacking in sealant 16, 16'; in this case, sealant 16, 16' acts for guaranteeing resealing of closure 1 after first unsealing and a sort of "extra security".
  • cover portion 24 defines a layer of gas- and/or light-barrier material of cap 4, i.e. a "liner”, as this layer is commonly referred to in the packaging of pourable food products.
  • cut and weld operation could be also performed on a pouring spout lacking in a layer of gas- and/or light-barrier material and/or lacking in a cover portion closing pour opening 3; in this latter case, the cut and weld operation may produce a weld between the upper region of the neck portion and cap 4.
  • First unsealing of the container is obtained in a single step by unscrewing cap 4 off pouring spout 2.
  • cap 4 As cap 4 is turned about axis A anticlockwise in figures 1 and 3 , mating threads 9 and 10 simultaneously move cap 4 axially away from pouring spout 2 so as to break connecting means 14 and starting removal of cover portion 24 from pour opening 3; as a result of this turning action, tamperproof ring 12 is retained resting axially against the bottom portion of thread 10 of neck portion 6 and cap 4 and cover portion 24 are completely detached from pouring spout 2 so freeing pour opening 3; by virtue of weld 27 or welds 36 and 37, cover portion 24 remains joined to cap 4 as opposed to being discarded.
  • the container can be closed again by simply fitting cap 4 back onto pouring spout 2.
  • the resealing of closure 1 is ensured by cooperation of annular portion 17 of sealant 16, 16' with upper edge 18 of neck portion 6 under the pressure exerted by cap 4 on pouring spout 2 in the closed-again position.
  • closure 1 The advantages of closure 1 and the method of producing thereof will be clear from the foregoing description.
  • cover portion 24 is simply welded to top wall 11 of cap 4 in order to be then removed from the spout during the first unsealing of the container, instead of being first removed at the end of the forming process of the pouring spout and then replaced by an additional costly gas- and/or light-barrier member welded to the spout and which needs to be removed again at the first use.
  • closure 1 can be achieved by the user through a single-step operation, i.e. by simply unscrewing cap 4 off pouring spout 2.
  • cut 28, 35 extends at least all through cover portion 24, the removal of such portion from pouring spout 2 during first unsealing of closure 1 requires a really low torque effort by the user on cap 4.
  • closure 1 and to the method as described and illustrated herein without, however, departing from the scope as defined in the accompanying claims.

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  1. Obturateur (1) pour un conteneur scellé d'un produit alimentaire fluide, ledit obturateur (1) comprenant :
    un bec verseur (2) comportant au moins une couche de matériau formant barrière au gaz et/ou à la lumière et comprenant lui même une partie de col (6) destinée à définir une ouverture de versement (3) et une partie de barrière obturant l'ouverture de versement (3) du côté de ladite partie de col (6) opposée au côté faisant face, en utilisation, au conteneur ; et
    une capsule (4) pouvant être assemblée sur le bec verseur (2) et retirée de ce dernier ;
    ladite partie de barrière comportant une entaille (28, 35) au niveau de sa périphérie et étant reliée à une paroi supérieure (11) de la capsule (4) superposée sur la partie de barrière ;
    caractérisé en ce que ladite entaille (28, 35) est une entaille traversante formant une partie de couvercle (24) qui définit une couche formant barrière au gaz et/ou à la lumière de la capsule (4) et peut être retirée ensemble avec ladite capsule (4) du bec verseur (2) lors de la première ouverture de l'obturateur (1) ; et en ce qu'un joint d'étanchéité (16, 16') est agencé sur une zone donnée de la paroi supérieure (11) de la capsule (4) afin de coopérer avec une zone (18) du bec verseur (2) autour de la partie de couvercle (24) de manière à assurer l'étanchéité de l'obturateur (1).
  2. Obturateur selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le joint d'étanchéité (16, 16') comprend au moins une partie annulaire (17) appliquée sur la périphérie de la paroi supérieure (11) de la capsule (4).
  3. Obturateur selon la revendication 2, dans lequel le joint d'étanchéité (16') comprend une partie centrale (21), qui est concentrique et interne par rapport à la partie annulaire (17), et un certain nombre d'éléments de jonction (22) reliant lesdites parties annulaire et centrale (17, 21).
  4. Obturateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ladite entaille (35) est interposée entre la partie annulaire (17) du joint d'étanchéité (16, 16') et un axe (A) de ladite partie annulaire (17).
  5. Obturateur selon la revendication 4, dans lequel ladite entaille (35) s'étend partiellement à travers la paroi supérieure (11) de la capsule (4).
  6. Obturateur selon la revendication 4 ou 5, dans lequel le joint entre la partie de couvercle (24) et la paroi supérieure (11) de la capsule (4) est situé autour de l'entaille (35).
  7. Obturateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications 4 à 6, dans lequel la partie de couvercle (24) et la paroi supérieure (11) de la capsule (4) sont reliées au niveau d'une autre zone (37) interposée entre ladite entaille (35) et l'axe (A) de la partie annulaire (17).
  8. Obturateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel ladite entaille (28) s'étend contre ladite partie annulaire (17) du joint d'étanchéité (16, 16').
  9. Obturateur selon la revendication 8, dans lequel le joint entre la partie de couvercle (24) et la paroi supérieure (11) de la capsule (4) est interposé entre la partie annulaire (17) du joint d'étanchéité (16, 16') et un axe (A) de ladite partie annulaire (17).
  10. Obturateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la partie de col (6) du bec verseur (2) comporte un filetage (10) destiné à s'assembler sur un filetage correspondant (9) de la capsule (4).
  11. Procédé de production d'un obturateur (1) pour un conteneur étanche d'un produit alimentaire fluide, ledit procédé comprenant les étapes de :
    formation d'un bec verseur (2) comportant au moins une couche de matériau formant barrière au gaz et/ou à la lumière et comprenant lui même une partie de col (6) destinée à définir une ouverture de versement (3) et une partie de barrière obturant l'ouverture de versement (3) du côté de ladite partie de col (6) opposée au côté faisant face, en utilisation, au conteneur ;
    formation d'une capsule (4) destinée à être assemblée sur le bec verseur (2) de manière amovible ;
    réalisation d'une entaille (28, 35) à la périphérie de la partie de barrière ;
    liaison de la partie de barrière à une paroi supérieure (11) de la capsule (4) superposée à la partie de barrière ;
    ledit procédé étant caractérisé en ce que ladite étape de réalisation d'une entaille comprend l'étape de réalisation d'une entaille traversante (28, 35) dans ladite partie de barrière, formant une partie de couvercle (24) qui définit une couche formant barrière au gaz et/ou à la lumière de la capsule (4) et peut être retirée, ensemble avec ladite capsule (4), du bec verseur (2) au cours de la première ouverture de l'obturateur (1) ; et
    d'application d'un joint d'étanchéité (16, 16') sur une zone déterminée de la paroi supérieure (11) de la capsule (4) afin de coopérer avec une zone (18) du bec verseur (2) autour de la partie de couvercle (24) de manière à assurer l'étanchéité de l'obturateur (1).
  12. Procédé selon la revendication 11, dans lequel ladite étape d'application d'un joint d'étanchéité (16, 16') est mise en oeuvre avant l'assemblage de ladite capsule (4) sur le bec verseur (2) ; et lesdites étapes de réalisation d'une entaille (28, 35) et de liaison sont mises en oeuvre après l'assemblage de ladite capsule (4) sur ledit bec verseur (2) et du côté de la partie de barrière opposée à la capsule (4).
  13. Procédé selon la revendication 11 ou 12, dans lequel le joint d'étanchéité (16, 16') comprend au moins une partie annulaire (17) appliquée sur la périphérie de la paroi supérieure (11) de la capsule (4).
  14. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 11 à 13, dans lequel lesdites étapes de réalisation d'une entaille (28, 35) et de liaison sont mises en oeuvre simultanément.
  15. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 11 à 14, dans lequel ladite étape de liaison est un résultat de ladite étape de réalisation d'une entaille (35) mise en oeuvre à l'état chaud de manière à produire une soudure (36) autour de la zone d'entaille.
  16. Procédé selon la revendication 15, dans lequel ladite étape de réalisation d'une entaille (35) à l'état chaud est mise en oeuvre dans une zone de ladite partie de barrière interposée entre la partie annulaire (17) du joint d'étanchéité (16, 16') et un axe (A) de ladite partie annulaire (17).
  17. Procédé selon la revendication 15 ou 16, dans lequel ladite étape de réalisation d'une entaille (35) à l'état chaud est réalisée entièrement à travers la partie de barrière et partiellement à travers la paroi supérieure (11) de la capsule (4).
  18. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 15 à 17, dans lequel une étape supplémentaire de liaison entre la partie de couvercle (24) et la paroi supérieure (11) de la capsule (4) est mise en oeuvre au niveau d'une zone (37) interposée entre ladite soudure (36) et l'axe (A) de la partie annulaire (17).
  19. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 11 à 14, dans lequel ladite entaille (28) s'étend contre ladite partie annulaire (17) du joint d'étanchéité (16, 16').
  20. Procédé selon la revendication 19, dans lequel ladite étape de liaison est mise en oeuvre dans une zone interposée entre la partie annulaire (17) du joint d'étanchéité (16, 16 ') et un axe (A) de ladite partie annulaire (17).
  21. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 11 à 20, dans lequel ladite étape de liaison est une étape de soudage.
  22. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 11 à 21, dans lequel ladite étape de formation du bec verseur (2) comprend l'étape de formation d'un filetage (10) sur ledit bec verseur (2) de manière à l'assembler sur un filetage correspondant (9) de la capsule (4).
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